glos·so·pha·ryn·ge·al nerve (glô

sō-fə-rĭn

jē-əl, -jəl, -făr

ən-jē

əl, gl
ŏs

ō-)
n.Either of the ninth pair of cranial nerves that contain both sensory and motor fibers and supply the tongue, soft palate, pharynx, and parotid gland.
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